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on the -- units on the street. the civilian paramedic union thinks that might be okay. but the union that represents firefighter paramedics thinks there are all kinds of scenarios where it would be a terrible idea. >> a natural disaster just seen sandy come through mt. middle of the -- in the middle of the night. a high demand. a fire in an area of the city that border area of the city. such as east of the river. and the medics that ride the fire engines are tied up on the fire ground. they're not able to provide advanced life support. >> we also have seven ems supervisor who is don't put out -- visors who don't put out fires. in addition to that our firefighter emts are capable of providing you know, some basic life supports as well. >> reporter: fire officials say they get a total of between 40 and 60 medic calls between those hours 1:00 and 7:00 in the morning city wide. that is far fewer than they get during the rest of the day. and the chief says changing the shifts for those medic units will mean that there a
on the -- units on the street. the civilian paramedic union thinks that might be okay. but the union that represents firefighter paramedics thinks there are all kinds of scenarios where it would be a terrible idea. >> a natural disaster just seen sandy come through mt. middle of the -- in the middle of the night. a high demand. a fire in an area of the city that border area of the city. such as east of the river. and the medics that ride the fire engines are tied up on the fire ground....
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>> reporter: yeah, this is kind of a three strikes and you're out thing for some united travelers. this is the third times you just reported since june that united has mysteriously grounded to a halt temporarily because of computer problems. some travelers are really losing confidence that this won't get fixed in time for the busy holiday travel season. they unfolded over two hours this morning. temporarily grounding flights all across the country. >> how much time did this cost you today? >> about an hour. >> this is my usual view. so i said i had to get them to find it. >> reporter: unhappy that united's computer that handles reservations and check-ins keep hick upping. >>> george explains this all goes back to the big merger between united and continental airlines. >> there seems to be some relationship with merger and merging systems. now what the cause of this is, i'm not an i.t. professional, i don't know. >> reporter: they switched to continental's computer systems with glitches. now there is stress among travelers about reliability during the upcoming holiday rush. >> thank
>> reporter: yeah, this is kind of a three strikes and you're out thing for some united travelers. this is the third times you just reported since june that united has mysteriously grounded to a halt temporarily because of computer problems. some travelers are really losing confidence that this won't get fixed in time for the busy holiday travel season. they unfolded over two hours this morning. temporarily grounding flights all across the country. >> how much time did this cost you...
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their analysis of the complaints showed almost half of those recalled units were diswashers. and a significant number of appliance problems were not caused by human error. >> we found at least 23% are clearly attributable to problems with the appliances, mechanical, electrical or design flaws. in some instances, the appliances turned on by themselves. >> reporter: when jennifer contacted ge, she says the company offered little to no help. >> the offer was to try replacing a part that they don't know definitively caused the problem and for me to keep the same unit in my house. i think it's very irresponsible. >> reporter: so we reached out to ge to help get some answers. initially, ge offered jennifer a voucher to recover part of the cost to replace her diswasher. then they reconsidered. they touted their extent safety and consumer satisfaction record. they also offered to replace her dishwasher or give her a refund. the company also plans to take jennifer's old unit and do research to determine what's wrong. for now, she's washing dishes by hand. and jennifer says she won't e
their analysis of the complaints showed almost half of those recalled units were diswashers. and a significant number of appliance problems were not caused by human error. >> we found at least 23% are clearly attributable to problems with the appliances, mechanical, electrical or design flaws. in some instances, the appliances turned on by themselves. >> reporter: when jennifer contacted ge, she says the company offered little to no help. >> the offer was to try replacing a...
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one of his subordinates, another general, is now being court-martialed in the united states and he was quoted as saying if i'm going down, i'm taking others with me. we do not know the relationship, but it is a curious matter of timing. also we don't know who the woman is, but if it was a subordinate, a diplomat or someone within the military, then that would put him in a situation as the leader of the cia where he could be compromised, perhaps one reason he chose to step down, now purely speculation. >> thank you, gary. >>> an armed robbery at dupont circle ends in gunfire near the white house. police are still looking for four gunmen who robbed the group of five people around 6 a.m. this morning at 18th street and jefferson place northwest. our surae chinn talked with one of the victims held at gunpoint. >> reporter: the man we talked with said he wasn't afraid of the gunmen. in fact, he fought back, but his friends, a different story. his two friends froze in fear he says as they were being robbed. this all happened on jefferson place and it's a mile and a half away near the white h
one of his subordinates, another general, is now being court-martialed in the united states and he was quoted as saying if i'm going down, i'm taking others with me. we do not know the relationship, but it is a curious matter of timing. also we don't know who the woman is, but if it was a subordinate, a diplomat or someone within the military, then that would put him in a situation as the leader of the cia where he could be compromised, perhaps one reason he chose to step down, now purely...
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could the united states voting system be a little better? we'll have some suggestions for improvements coming up next. >>> we will win this election and we will finish what we started in 2008 and remind the world why the united states of america is the greatest nation on earth! >> a president aiming for four more years. >> this is about america, the country we love. it's in trouble. it needs our help. we're going to take it back and make sure america remains the hope of the earth. >> a challenger remaining to stop him. it's been a long road for them and for us. >> in america we celebrate success. we don't apologize for success. >> if you reject the notion that our government is forever beholden to the highest bidder. >> the convention speeches. >> took the president 14 days before he called the attack in benghazi anarch of terror. >> he did -- an act of terror. >> he did, in fact, call it an act of terror. >> you said a little while ago we should still have troops in iraq. >> the post debate things. >> i need iowa. >> you know where i stand.
could the united states voting system be a little better? we'll have some suggestions for improvements coming up next. >>> we will win this election and we will finish what we started in 2008 and remind the world why the united states of america is the greatest nation on earth! >> a president aiming for four more years. >> this is about america, the country we love. it's in trouble. it needs our help. we're going to take it back and make sure america remains the hope of the...
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a worker inside was rushed to a hospital burn unit with serious injuries. we don't know what started the fire. >>> today we honor america's service members who stand on the line protecting our freedom. 9 news now and the uso of metropolitan washington are partnering up to say thank you to these men and women. we're raising money to provide holiday food baskets to area service members and their families. it's called turkeys for troops. if you'd like to donate, call 202-895-5560. an $8 donation will feed a family of six. >> it was the end of a wonderful day. >> reporter: a soldier about to ship out. >> thomas decided to say good night to his friends. >> reporter: before he goes he records a story for his son back home. >> hi, guys. how you doing? >> reporter: a few feet away a life story for a son lost. >> we say good-bye to him on father's day, 2006. >> reporter: petty officer second class david roddy was responsible for saving lives. he disabled bombs on the battlefield and in the streets of iraq. >> what david was doing would save probably 20,000 lives. >>
a worker inside was rushed to a hospital burn unit with serious injuries. we don't know what started the fire. >>> today we honor america's service members who stand on the line protecting our freedom. 9 news now and the uso of metropolitan washington are partnering up to say thank you to these men and women. we're raising money to provide holiday food baskets to area service members and their families. it's called turkeys for troops. if you'd like to donate, call 202-895-5560. an $8...
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that means the president of the united
that means the president of the united
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football, a reference to the united states navy, and as you say, a little history. mix that together with two schools four meals apart and you have a unique rivalry featuring a unique prize. diane roberts has the story. >> reporter: they have it. they want it. they don't want to give it back. it is this bell. the prize up for grabs in tonight's bell rivalry game between stewart and falls church high schools. a match-up that dates back 50- plus years. >> don't lose the bell. when i got hired, that was the only thing the principal asked of me. don't lose the bell. >> reporter: the story goes the bell came from the u.s.s. jeb stewart and became the center piece of this decades- old rivalry. the winner gets to keep it all yearlong. these players prarring for a contest that began in 1960 when the falls church assistant principal left to become principal of the newly opened jeb stewart high school and suggested the friendly football competition. >> this is something great tore play for at the end, something to look forward to. >> reporter: falls church junior did he on du
football, a reference to the united states navy, and as you say, a little history. mix that together with two schools four meals apart and you have a unique rivalry featuring a unique prize. diane roberts has the story. >> reporter: they have it. they want it. they don't want to give it back. it is this bell. the prize up for grabs in tonight's bell rivalry game between stewart and falls church high schools. a match-up that dates back 50- plus years. >> don't lose the bell. when i...
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miles an hour in the delmarva and maybe 60 up in new york and northern new jersey and believe it or not united airlines already canceled flights tomorrow and thursday for places like newark and jfk and laguardia. so keep that the mind if you're trying to get out of here. there are the high clouds coming in tonight and we're going to be dry though. i think stay dry even into tomorrow morning. temperatures are falling though. 39 in gaithersburg. 41 in great falls and 42 vienna and 42 in fairfax already. 43 in springfield and 42 in laurel. and 43 in college park. won't drop as quickly as last night because the clouds are coming in. so not a direct hit. breezy and cold tonight. a dry morning commute. some afternoon rain is possible. a little bit of wet snow nixed in as well -- mixed in as well. a better chance of wet snow tomorrow might. much higher impact though at the shore where there are all kinds of warnings in effect. in fact we're looking at winds 40 to 60 miles per hour from nantucket down to hatteras. i think the immediate shore, bethany, in the range of 40 to 50-mile-per-hour winds. that
miles an hour in the delmarva and maybe 60 up in new york and northern new jersey and believe it or not united airlines already canceled flights tomorrow and thursday for places like newark and jfk and laguardia. so keep that the mind if you're trying to get out of here. there are the high clouds coming in tonight and we're going to be dry though. i think stay dry even into tomorrow morning. temperatures are falling though. 39 in gaithersburg. 41 in great falls and 42 vienna and 42 in fairfax...
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. >> residents still looking for a home a week after being hit hard by sandy. 136 units were displaced because of the flooding. that left about 278 people with no place to stay. a spokesman for the state emergency management agency says it was hit harder than any other town. for now these residents are finding shelter in a local community center. >>> sandy has thousands of people in western maryland without power. 3900 homes and businesses are still in the dark after the super storm dumped up to 2.5 feet of snow on them. the storm knocked power out to 80%. edison says they expect everyone to have power by midnight tomorrow night. >> and for those who were not lucky enough or had enough time to vote early. they are worried about what the weather is like tomorrow. >> we are in good shape here. the battleground states are not bad. sometimes we get big storms. start out west nefb and colorado. no complaints here. sunshine in the 70 s. 83 in vegas. gorgeous in colorado. sunshine. temperatures in the 60s. 65 in denver. that's a pretty good deal. up to the north, wisconsin and iowa, a little
. >> residents still looking for a home a week after being hit hard by sandy. 136 units were displaced because of the flooding. that left about 278 people with no place to stay. a spokesman for the state emergency management agency says it was hit harder than any other town. for now these residents are finding shelter in a local community center. >>> sandy has thousands of people in western maryland without power. 3900 homes and businesses are still in the dark after the super...